Go to the "Mange Roster" menu, and edit a player (for example, Carlos Zambrano). Scroll to his contract, and you will see the amount of money and years he has remaining. You can lower the amount of money and add as many years as desired. You will never lose him until he retires.

Extra money in Franchise mode

Successfully complete your first season in Franchise mode. When you begin the next season, there should be some great free agents that can be acquired (for example, Cliff Lee, David Ortiz, Torii Hunter, etc.). However, when you try to sign one, you may not have enough funds. To bypass this, go to "Manage Roster", select a player, and go to "Edit Player". Scroll until you find "Contract". This will show their current contract (for example, $1.4 million and 4 years) and each year's salary. It also gives you the option to decrease or add a year, or even drop his salary very low in the final year, etc. For example, as the Cubs select Lee, max his contract out to ten years, and set it to the lowest amount on each year ($300,000). Save the game, then go back to free agency. Sign Torii Hunter, and you should have more money available. You can repeat this with as many players as desired.

Getting a player into Majors easily in My Player mode

Change the hitting, contact, power, and speed difficulty sliders in your favor to play much better and get called up to the Majors quickly. Note: You will not earn any trophies while using the difficulty sliders. Once you get to the Majors, change the difficulty sliders to Pro or higher.

Trophies

Successfully complete one of the following tasks to get a trophy:

Down But Not Out (Bronze): Get a hit with 2 strikes on Pro or higher, in a non-simulated game.

Grab Some Pine (Bronze): Get a strikeout to end the inning on Pro or higher, in a non-simulated game.

Run the Risk (Bronze): Steal a base after the 6th inning tied or down by 1 run on Pro or higher, in a non-simulated game.

A Pitcher's Best Friend (Bronze): Turn a double play on Pro or higher, in a non-simulated game.

To the Rescue (Bronze): Bring in a pitcher, get a save with the tying run on base on Pro or higher, in a non-simulated game.

A Virtue (Bronze): Face 10 pitches as the batter on Pro or higher in a non-simulated game.

Don't Call It a Comeback (Bronze): Win after being down by 4 after the 6th inning on Pro or higher, in a non-simulated game.

Keep on Truckin' (Bronze): Truck the Catcher and score on Pro or higher, in a non-simulated game.

This is Why I'm Here (Bronze): Be successful in a major-league clutch moment in My Player Mode.

Trifectas Maximus (Bronze): Throw a MAX pitch 3 consecutive times with Total Control on Pro or higher, in a non-simulated game.

One Man Show (Bronze): Throw a Perfect Game or a No-Hitter on Pro or higher in a 9 inning game, in a non-simulated game.

Time to Run for Mayor (Bronze): Hit 3 Home Runs in a single game with the same player on Pro or higher, in a non-simulated game.

I Came, I Saw... (Bronze): Hit a Walk-off Home Run on Pro or higher, in a non-simulated game.

Stooges (Bronze): Strikeout all three hitters in the inning on Pro or higher, in a non-simulated game.

High Crimes (Bronze): Rob a Home Run on Pro or higher, in a non-simulated game.

Thou Shall Not (Bronze): Throw out a runner stealing a base on Pro or higher, in a non-simulated game.

State Farm - The Road to Victory (Bronze): Get 3 consecutive batters on base on Pro or higher, in a non-simulated game.

Still Kicking (Bronze): Strike out a batter with a pitcher who has low composure on Pro or higher, in a non-simulated game.

It's Never Too Late (Bronze): Get a 2-out RBI Hit on Pro or higher, in a non-simulated game.

King of the Hill (Bronze): Get to the top of the Best of the Best ladder in Home Run Derby Mode.

My Fellow Man (Bronze): Complete and win an online league game.

The Team to Beat (Bronze): Beat the New York Yankees in a completed online match.

Count It (Bronze): Complete and win a ranked match.

The Road to Greatness (Bronze): Complete and win 3 ranked matches in a row.

The Spice of Life (Bronze): Complete 10 online matches using 10 different teams.

Domination (Bronze): Strikeout 200 batters with your profile.

A Whole New You (Bronze): Choose a signature batting stance or pitching delivery in My Player or Create Player.

Learning the Ropes (Bronze): Achieve gold in all the drills.

Hurlers (Bronze): Unlock 20 pitcher cards.

Swingers (Bronze): Unlock 25 hitter cards.

The Call (Silver): Get called up to the Majors in My Player Mode.

The Goal (Silver): Accomplish a Team Season Goal in My Player Mode.

The Top (Silver): Become the #1 ranked player in your My Player organization.

The Star (Silver): Make the All-Star team in My Player mode.

The Start (Silver): Get your player's overall rating to 65 in My Player Mode.

The Truth (Silver): Get your player's overall rating to 85 in My Player Mode.